So many artists, so many songs, so little time. Each week we review a handful of new albums (of all genres), round up even more new music that we’d call “indie,” and talk about what metal is coming out. We post music news, track premieres, and more all day. We update a playlist weekly of some of our current favorite tracks. Here’s a daily roundup with a bunch of interesting, newly released songs in one place.
CAMERA OBSCURA – “LIBERTY PRINT”
“I like ‘Liberty Print’ because I think it’s the song that sounds most unlike anything we’ve done before,” Tracyanne Campbell says of the opening song on Camera Obscura’s first album in more than a decade. “It introduces a new direction. It sounds fresh and exciting, and it introduces Donna [Maciocia] on keys in a big way. It was important to us that if we were to have a new player, that she be allowed to make her own creative stamp on the songs.”
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THE LEMON TWIGS – “HOW CAN I LOVE HER MORE?”
“With “How Can I Love Her More?” we tried to bridge the gap between professional Brill Building writing and the more off-the-wall writing style of the post Sgt Pepper psychedelic scene,” say The Lemon Twigs’ Brian and Michael D’Addario of the latest single from their upcoming A Dream is All We Know. “There are a lot of musical ideas but it’s still a catchy pop song. We’re very excited for people to hear it!” There’s more than a little ’70s AM Gold on “How Can I Love Her More?” too.
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METZ – “SUPERIOR MIRAGE”
Toronto trio METZ release new album Up On Gravity Hill this week and here’s another example of the poppier — but still caustic — sound of the new album.
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CLAIRE ROUSAY – “LOVER’S SPIT PLAYS IN THE BACKGROUND”
claire rousay’s new album sentiment comes out next week, and the latest single is the Broken Social Scene-referencing “lover’s spit plays in the background.” rousay says it’s “About my ego almost destroying a friendship one time. Success obsession and music “career” mentality will really bring the darkness out of people. Another apology song,” and BSS’ Kevin Drew calls it “A delicate ouija board of emotion for those who stay up too late.”
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ALTIN GÜN – “VALLAHI YOK” / “KIRIK CAM”
Dutch group Altin Gün are back with a double-a-side single which also serves as a farewell to singer/keyboardist Merve Daşdemir who is leaving the band after their April and May club tour.
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LOUISA STANCIOFF – “ALICE”
“‘Alice’ is a whimsical celebration of being present and seeing the beauty that’s right in front of you,” Louisa Stancioff says the latest single off her debut album, When We Were Looking, which is out this Friday. “It’s the feeling of having a crush, of walking distractedly through a garden and forgetting to smell the roses along the way – then remembering, and forgetting all over again.”
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PORCHES – “RAG”
Aaron Maine’s new Porches single, “Rag,” is rougher around the edges than usual, while still maintaining a poppy center.
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MICK HARVEY – “WE HAD AN ISLAND” (FATAL SHORE COVER)
Former Bad Seeds member Mick Harvey has shared another song from his upcoming covers album Ways to Say Goodbye with this cover of Bruno Adams (Fatal Shore)’s “We Had an Island.”
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XASTHUR – “MESSENGER OF YOUR REFLECTION”
Xasthur has announced a new double album, Disharmonic Variations, due July 5 via Prophecy Productions. The first taste is the dark folk of “Messenger of Your Reflection.”
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ANNABEL – “WORLDVIEWS”
Ohio DIY vets Annabel have shared the title track of their first album in nine years, Worldviews, and it’s a catchy, driving dose of guitar rock.
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TARA JANE O’NEIL – “GLASS ISLAND”
Tara Jane O’Neil’s new album The Cool Cloud of Okayness is out later this month, and she’s shared another advance single,” lo-fi folk track “Glass Island.”
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MRCY – “R.L.M.”
UK soul duo MRCY have announced their debut project, Volume 1, due May 10 via Dead Oceans. Here’s the lush new single “R.L.M.”
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IDAHO – “ON FIRE”
LA slowcore vets Idaho have announced their first album in 13 years, Lapse, and you can read about the LP and lead single “On Fire” here.
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49 WINCHESTER – “YEARNIN’ FOR YOU”
Castlewood, Virginia country band 49 Winchester have announced a new album, Leavin’ This Holler, due 8/2 via New West Records. Read about new single “Yearnin’ For You” here.
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ME FIRST & THE GIMME GIMMES – “DANCING QUEEN” (ABBA COVER)
Punk rock all-covers supergroup Me First & The Gimme Gimmes recorded their new album at a quinceañera.
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COLA – “PALLOR TRICKS”
Canadian trio Cola, which features former Ought members Tim Darcy and Ben Stidworthy and US Girls drummer Evan Cartwright, have announced their second album, The Gloss, which will be out June 14 via Fire Talk. The band produced it themselves and new single “Pallor Tricks” dresses up a janglepop earworm in spiky guitars.
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